Tag Archives: Francois-Hubert Drouais

dog gone complicated

…Since, therefore, the history of dogs has many parallels to our own, it is worthwhile spending a little time on it in order to probe, perhaps, into our own future. The Canidae were derived- fairly recently, in the late Pliocene … Continue reading

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perfide manon: still loved in spite of all

Perfide Manon and Abbe Prevost. She was the classic cocotte, he the classic dupe; first the Abbe wrote his famous story, and then he set out to live it… …Of all Prevost’s work, Manon Lescaut stands apart and above. It … Continue reading

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forever young: eternal trial

Eternal youth. Immortality.The eternal life sweepstakes. Is it the brainwave entertainment industry, or a periodical foray by big pharma? “EASY, RELAXING, 100% SAFE, PROVEN, GUARANTEED, BUY NOW …”Order Yours Now And Receive The Mind Power Bonus”. Well, if laboratory mice … Continue reading

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GUYS & DOLLS:SECRET LIVES IN THE DEER PARK:

It was an age often out of character but never out of characters. A new element was in the air: doubt. The Age of Reason had unbolted one of the doors of intellectual history. From that time on, man has … Continue reading

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